Contains biographical information on Big-Foot Wallace.

Minutes of the Reconstruction Convention including text of Resolutions and Declarations made during the session. Index begins on page 539.

Minutes of the Reconstruction Convention including text of Resolutions and Declarations made during the session. The Reoport of the Attorney-General of Texas and other documents are included in the Appendix, starting on page 947. Index begins on page 995.

Certificate of stock brand for Alexander Kaiser, signed by Comal County Clerk of the District Court, August Schmitz. Includes drawings of the brand and mark. On the back, there is an identification of what the certificate is for.

Ledger containing court records for Victoria County, Texas. Text on the cover of the ledger says "A.D. Beaty and R. H. Coleman, 4th May 1870, to 3rd March 1873, Criminal."

Original text of the charter to incorporate Dallas as a city of Texas, located in Dallas County. The document has 40 sections outlining the various aspects of governance and the city's relationship to the government of Texas. It was filed April 20, 1871 and officially signed and sealed by the Secretary of State on May 9.

Homer S. Thrall's the History of Methodism in Texas.

The charter and bylaws of the Austin Trust Company.

Account of the growth of the Baptist denomination in Texas. Morrell came to Texas in 1830.

Tax rolls for Jasper County, Texas documenting real and personal properties taxed during the year 1873. Information includes land plot(s) and owner's name, the acreage and assessed value for each property, additional assets, taxes assessed by the state and county, and other relevant details.

A Kendall County marriage license for the marriage of Benjamin F. Dane to Adeline de V. Kendall, by H. Theis, the district court clerk. The back of the license includes further details about the issuance of the license.

Tax rolls for Jasper County, Texas documenting real and personal properties taxed during the year 1874. Information includes land plot(s) and owner's name, the acreage and assessed value for each property, additional assets, taxes assessed by the state and county, and other relevant details.

Engraved certificate the size of a bank note with images and text on the front that says: "The City of Waco, State of Texas, Will pay to bearer One Dollar." There are black-and-white images on the front including a man carrying a spear on horseback (lower-left corner), a brick suspension bridge over a river with a city behind (center), and a train engine pulling a coal car (lower-right). The back of the certificate has a decorative design in blue ink surrounding the text "Receivable for all Advalorem Tax. Due the City of Waco." The recorder's signature at the bottom left corner is signed by James H. Torbett. The mayor's signature at the bottom right corner is signed by John C. West.

Book covering four aspects of Texas: history, biography, miscellany, and statistical.

A book about Texas history, biography, and miscellany.

Certificate for Alex Kaiser's stock mark and brand, signed by Kendall County Clerk of the District Court, Henry Theis. Includes drawings of both the mark and brand, as well as the location of the brand on the stock.

Ledger containing financial records for the Galveston City Company, documenting funds for the expense account, cash, and interest earned from January 1, 1876 through August 14, 1909 (p. 522).

Ledger containing summary information related to the finances of the Galveston City Company including monthly cash balances, dividends, bills payable and receivable, city bonds, stocks, loans, and other transactions. A name index is at the front of the volume.

Tax rolls for Jasper County, Texas documenting real and personal properties taxed during the year 1876. Information includes land plot(s) and owner's name, the acreage and assessed value for each property, additional assets, taxes assessed by the state and county, and other relevant details.

A book covering the background of the Transcontinental and Franco-Texan Land Company from 1870 to 1876. "Paris, aux Bureaux du Conservateur."

Compilation of special laws passed by the Fifteenth Legislature of Texas, including "An Act to incorporate the city of Dallas and to grant a new charter," passed August 9, 1876

Letter from Emma Davis to John C. Brewer discussing the ballad of "Linnie Dorn."

Portrait of William Perry Herring McFaddin as a young man, wearing a suit and bow tie. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "1877 at 21 - as student in Tex Military Academy Austin."

Tax rolls for Jasper County, Texas documenting real and personal properties taxed during the year 1878. Information includes land plot(s) and owner's name, the acreage and assessed value for each property, additional assets, taxes assessed by the state and county, and other relevant details.